Composite sock lining



Oct. 31, GQODFHEND COMPOSITE SOCK LINING Filed April '7, 1932 INVENTOR.

W ATTORNEY Patented 9st. 31, loss 1,932,658

onrrso stares PATENT ()FFICE COMPOSITE SUCK LINING Joseph Goozlfriend,New York, N. Y.

Application April '7, 1932. Serial No. 693,722

1 Elaine (Cl; lib-35) The present invention relates broadly to label- Itis another object to attach the indicia carling and more particularly isconcerned with an rying insert to a pliable lining of a shoeor otherimproved sock lining for shoes. wearing apparel in such manner that theinsert is Hitherto it has been customary preparatory i l n ed as t e dand fieXing i a Cr1eto affixing a label to the sock lining of a shoe tofipo'flding a o as the lin ng.

provide an intermediate portion of the lining with And still otherobjects, feat es a d advantages an appropriate inter-marginallongitudinally disor" my i ve tio a e to imp ove n r lly the posed openng of a particularly design. Subseprocess of attaching an insert to apliable backquently a woven cloth or leather label carrying ground orfield of the character alluded and to 0 suitable indicia or aninscription to indicate the pr vi n on mi al p c s f r th p rposescharacter of the shoe or identify its ownership set forth whichcomprises relatively few steps, was positioned against, the back face ofthe sock and which is easy b0 carry into effect in relatively lining andover the aforementioned opening, Small time interval.

which label was so adjusted that its ends and Other objects a i pObvious and in p 15 marginal portions thereof overlapped the sides ofpointed out hereinafter.

th pening, The invention is exemplified in the combina- The next stepinvolved the securing or sewing 13011 and arrangement of parts S w inthe acof the label it the latter were of cloth to the edges companyingdrawing and described in the folcf the opening. In accordance with thisprocess V/ p fi fl and it is more particularly 0 the label when securedto the lining was disposed pointed Out in the appended claim.

out of alinement with and below the body there Referring T30 tdrawillgiof. The stitching also formed an objectionable g- 1 s a s inZQEISpECEiVB an eXplOfied raised rim or ridge about the front face ofthe view of the Compos te So k pening Fig. 2 is a View of the compositesock lining with 25' if the label to be attached across the opening ptherefif b ed a d secured. so!

in the sock lining were of leather it was necessary Fig. 3' is a sectiontaken on the line 3-3 of at times to skive, that is, shave or pare theback 2 and surface thereof in order to reduce its thickness I: is afragmentary a d Schematic View of before being sewed or stitched to themargins of a press in which the insert is impressed with suit- 30 thelining around the opening. able indicia.

It is an object of the invention to provide a. While the methodaccording to the invention new article of manufacture without th aboveherein is d s s d as being pa i a y app disadvantages which articleincludes an insert or Cable a 5 lining a S to p t s of label which willnot form with its lining sharp a sock lining of a pliable material, suchas leather,

35 edges to hurt the foot of the wearer of the shoe, leather imitations,or the equivalents thereof, 9

which will not require sewing for its attachment it Will be understoodthat the invention is cato the sock lining and which will notnecessitate Dibble embodiment in Whole in pa in 51 11- a needless step,such as reducing the thickness lar and nonanalogous arts in whichwearing thereof, if of leather, preparatory to being secured ppa p 0 erarticles of manu- 40 It the lining lecture to which it is customary toapply an ap- It is a particular object of the invention to atpropriatelabel or the like and therefore the intach aninsert to a sock lining ofa shoe or to a Vention finds a wide field of utility, other than portionof the sock lining to simulate a one piece herein described. or unitaryembodiment. Y In accordance with the invention, the improved 45 i It isa further object of the invention to proprocess i carri d into eff ct inutting an apvide a composite sock lining for shoes comprising propriateinter-margina1 insert e e vi pencomplementary members in contrastingcolors, ing 10 preferably longitudinally of the sock linone of thecomplements being an indicia carrying ing generally designated 11 at asuitable intermeinsert, and the other complement being the field diatezone thereof. As shown this inter-marginal 50 for the insert or the socklining in a selected color p n 0 s all enlarged Central Z ti havincontrast with the color of the insert. I ing curved edges and ndcontracted p r i ns hav- It is still a further object of the inventionto ing rectilinear edges, the central and end porprovide a novel processof attaching a soft pliable tions being in communication. Of course, theinsert to a soft pliable and thin member utilized invention oomprehendsthe utilization of another as a sock lining in shoes. form ofinter-marginal opening having difierent 11 types of designs from thatshown in Fig. 1 in which the opening is shown of a particular design forpurposes of illustration only and the invention it is to be understoodis not limited thereto.

The sock lining 11 is preferably of a soft relatively thin, pliable andflexible material, of kid leather, or the like, cut to the form shown,in order that it may fit into and subsequently be secured to the innersole of a shoe.

The invention is not limited to the use of leather or kid leather asother insert receiving members of a different material may be employed,as for example, cardboard, imitation leather, leather composition,paper, or combinations thereof. The invention also is not limited to asock lining or to the particular shape of sock lining illustrated.

Preparatory to arranging the insert within the sock lining, the formeris provided with suitable inclicia such as the expression John Doe Co.In this connection the insert 12 is arranged in a press, generallydenoted 13 and immovably positioned on a cushion pad 14 but spaced fromthe heated and engraved plate 15 which carries the required indicia. Thepress may be operated by any suitable means. For example, by hand or byfoot treadle. A roll or coated strip 16 carrying on its under face aleaf of gold, silver or a coating in a selected color, is placed on theupper face of the insert and with its coated faces thereagainst. Theupper head 17 of the press is then brought down carrying the heatedengraved plate 15 against the top face of the coated strip, and underthis pressure, portions of the coating of the strip are transferred andimpressed into the top surface of the insert. In this way the insert isimpressed with the desired indicia.

To enhance the appearance of the composite sock lining the upper surfaceof the insert is usually provided with an attractive color. The insertreceiving member generally is cut from stock that has a surface coloradapted to contrast with the color of the insert. The coating carried bythe paper strip employed is preferably of a color distinct from thesurface color of the insert or insert receiving member or both.

\Vith the insert properly stamped to identify the manufacture or qualityof the shoe or wearng instrument this insert is now placed into theinter-... rginal opening of the sock lining and an exact and frictionalfit is produced since the size and shape of the insert are the same asthe size and shape of the opening. However, in order that the insert maybe prevented from being accidentally or otherwise detached from thelining, I have discovered that it is advisable to permanently secure theinsert and the lining to an adhes've coated thin meshed cloth tosupplement the friction fit between the insert and the edges of theinter-marginal opening. For this purpose, a relatively thin and coatedpad or the like, broadly indicated coating 19 of a suitable adhesiveappropriately mounted on a backing 2:), preferably of thin cloth or thelike.

The several illustrations of the drawing show the thickness of theadhesive coating and that of its cloth backing relatively enlarged orexaggerated for the purpose of illustration. In practice, however, boththe cloth backing and the adhesive coating are very thin and under heatthe adhesive coating forms a liquid film on 13 is utilized and comprisesan upperits upper surface which is impregnated into the rear surface ofthe insert and the adjacent surfaces of the sock lining under suitablepressure which may be applied on the woven cloth in any suitable manner.

In applying the adhesive backing to the insert and the lining the frontface of the composite lining is first placed against a relatively fiatand hard surface, the adhesive face 19 of pad 18 is then placed over andagainst the entire back face of the insert and also to overlap adjacentportions of lining surrounding the insert. A relatively heavy and heatedhand iron may then be passed over and against the cloth backing of thepad which by reason of the heat and pressure becomes secured to theinsert and lining.

By attaching the insert in accordance with the process hereinbefore setforth, the composite lining namely the insert and the lining, give theimpression to the eye that it is a one piece member. The pad alsomaintains to hold and confine the insert snugly in the inter-marginalopening.

An advantage of the composite construction hereinbefore describedresides in maintaining the upper and bottom faces of the insert alwaysflush with the adjacent portions of the corresponding faces of thelining and thereby precluding the possibility of forming undesirableridges or the like which would hurt the foot of the wearer.

If desired a suitable impression in a selected color may be provided onthe upper surface of the sock lining surrounding the inter-marginalopening. The selected color may be of a different hue and in contrastwith the color of the lining or the surface color of the insert or thatof the indicia thereon. The configuration of the impression may have anyform for its design. I have found that a rectangular configuration, inparticular, enhances the appearance of the label. However, otherconfigurations obviously may be utilized for a similar purpose.

Having thus described my invention directed to an improved compositesock lining with particular reference to the preferred method ofcarrying out the same and in connection with the preferred apparatus andhaving referred to some possible embodiments thereof, it will be obviousto those skilled in the art, after understanding my invention that otherchanges and modifications may be made either in the steps of processdisclosed or in the apparatus for carrying the method into effect,without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and I aim inthe appended claim to cover such changes and modifications as are withinthe province of the invention.

I'claim:

As a new article of manufacture, a composite sock lining for shoescomprising an elongated relatively thin pliable member having anintermediately disposed opening, and indicia carrying pliable inserthaving a corresponding size and contour as said opening to frictionallyfit the sides thereof and having its upper and lower faces substantiallyin the plane of corresponding faces of said lining, and a relativelythin adhesive pad. having its adhesive coating secured to the lower faceof said insert and to adjacent portions of the underface of said liningas to be substantially in the plane of the latter.

I JOSEPH GOODFRIEND.

